SELF REFLECTION Name of the Student: Name of the University: Author Note: I received a phone call from my friend and got to know that he was rejected in the last round of interview at his dream-job company. He was very disheartened and de-motivated. I felt bad for him and wanted to influence him. I tried to convince him and advised him not to worry about the job because he can easily get chance to re-apply for the job after few months. At that time, I was a bit nervous as well because I know kind words do not work in such situations. I was continuously trying to convince him because he was crying and was very frustrated at that time. As I was at home that time, there were two cousins and they also got a bit worried seeing me to panic over the phone call. I felt very pity on my friend because I know how much he had put effort at the time of preparing for the interview. I was completely aware about his hard work and the time that he devoted in the complete journey. I had confidence that he would get the job because he had reached the last round of selection and he had groomed himself nicely to meet the expectation of the recruiters. I expected good news from his end but when I actually got to know about the outcome, I was left in a complete ambiguous state. At first, I tried to calm down my friend over the phone and wanted to make him understand that success and failure are just part of life and one has to deal with the situation whole heartedly. However, the words were ineffective at that situation because my friend was completely shattered at the rejection. Thus, conversation over phone call did not work that time and so I thought of reaching his home as early as possible. I just told my cousins that I have to rush and then left for his home. I was trying to motivate my friend. I believe that I can motivate and encourage people well and I was trying to incorporate the same on my friend. I just wanted my friend to be alright at that time. At that time, I tried to avoid any chaotic situation that could reduce my efficiency to reach to my friend because I knew, reaching out to my friend was most important at time. As I was hurrying up, others also got worried and my cousins told me to be careful enough at road. At that time, I faced some challenges because I did not get the confidence to drive myself to my friend’s house but I had to look for public transport. I faced issues in getting a one. I believe that at that time, I could have informed our other friends as well about the situation and could have asked them to join. It was important because I believe that my friend could have been more convinced if there were more friends present there. I am still uncomfortable on the complete issue that my friend faced at that time. I am still ablaze for that day because I felt helpless that I could do nothing for my friend to get him the job, but it should not be the reason for someone to be depressed. One should have the self confidence to act to overcome any failure. I am aware about the leadership quality and the way I can motivate people. I believe that motivation plays the most important role in a person’s life. If people are motivated, they can easily cope up with various challenging situations and can deal with the situation in a better way. I have also received feedback from others over my capabilities to motivate others. This situation was not the first time I helped someone to overcome any distress. Other friends have also appreciated my ability and my presence all the time whenever anyone needed me. According to literature, a good leader is the one who understands the need and ability of the people who works under the leadership of a leader. Therefore, I believe that my regular routine should include certain activity that shall improve the leadership capability of a person. I think one of the important leadership qualities is to influence and motivate others to do a particular work. I would like to wider my knowledge on human behaviour because influencing others depends largely in the personality and the nature of the person. I would like to devote sometime to increase my knowledge on human behaviour. I can join a new course of self development and would also read many case studies and situational stories. I believe more I deal with actual and real life situations I would be able to develop my knowledge and understanding on a particular issue under consideration. I know that there would be some difficulties in achieving best result due to lack of time or proper guidance from others but I would devote myself towards learning and improving my knowledge and understanding about human behaviour. This change will automatically reflect in my internal and external behaviour.